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It Is Not Spring Yet !!!

On 09/03/2013 in forum

that it's too early to start sowing some seeds. There are many that can be started off indoors at this time of year. Others I give them a go and if they don't do well I'll do a later a sowing as well. Depends if you have the room or conditions indoors


Talkback: Cosmos

On 28/11/2011 in forum

is still mild at the moment.They were free, but the value has been tremendous and I will definitely sow seed next year and have more of them. where can i buy chocolate cosmos plants? I have several shades of pink cosmos & a white they are all the five petal


Acer assistance - NEWBIE NEEDS HELP!

On 03/05/2012 in forum

Japanese maple. (About seven years ago OH and I spent several happy hours sowing chitted seeds of a variety of maples, including Snakebark, Acer cappadocicum rubrum, and various Japanese maples. The supplier chitted them for us so when we got them in small


tomatoes

On 27/07/2012 in forum

how long do tomato seeds take to germinate A week, 2 weeks maximum. Yes, that's about the average given the right sowing conditions. Some will germinate in a couple of days. Older seeds can take up to a month. I sowed 3 tomato types indoors and just


Talkback: Sowing broad beans

On 28/11/2011 in forum

lived through frosts and storms, although i have kept some back in a pot. they seem to be fine, they are the seeds from last year's crop and seem to be hardy enough to put up with all weathers. Last year I sowed a batch of Aquadulce - but had very little


Talkback: Trees for small gardens 2

On 28/11/2011 in forum

and not goby berrys i can not find eny info abbout them thanks joey woosey I hear goji berries like a well drained soil. Each berry you buy contains about 40 viable seeds. Sow them indoors in spring and keep them over winter, planting outside the following year


Talkback: Protecting plants from frost

On 28/11/2011 in forum

, any suggestions on what I can grow ie Lettuce etcCheers Yes, I have been given some myrtle cuttings which I have put in rooting powder in a pot. Info says they need to be kept warm so I have brought them indoors for the winter.( I only have a plastic


is it safe to put seedlings into window boxes yet?

On 20/04/2012 in forum

when is the usual time to plant window boxes - I have grown hundreds of plants from seed (by accident! I was expecting some of them to die!) and now want them off all my window ledges inside my flat but don't know whether I'd lose the lot to cold


Talkback: Growing sunflowers

On 03/03/2012 in forum

efforts at growing giant sunflowers were scuppered by marauding molluscs... I may come round and tip some over your wall if the competition gets serious! Can't wait to get my seeds and start sowing. I don't envy your lack of sun, Kate. I've got a great


Cucumbers

On 14/06/2012 in forum

'll sow more seeds this weekend!! I'm having a similar issue, see photo below, plants been fine till now, left one looking wilted all of a sudden, right one looking a bit better, though surpirsed it's flowering already: My seedlings were only 3inches high


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